Tag Archives: Gaza Flotilla

Thursday briefs

Posted on 09/23/2010 by Meryl Yourish

I’m shocked, shocked, that the UN is condeming Israel again: I know my readers are going to have a hard time believing this, but the UNHRC report on the Gaza flotilla incident condemned Israel for “incredible violence.” Also for being … Continue reading →

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Friday morning news, briefly

Posted on 08/20/2010 by Meryl Yourish

Ew, Jew cooties: Greece had to reassure its Arab allies that just because it’s getting friendlier with Israel doesn’t mean that it’s deserting them. Of course not. Greece leftists are among the most anti-Israel in the world. Ew, India cooties: … Continue reading →

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A balanced report on the Mavi Marmari incident

Posted on 08/18/2010 by Meryl Yourish

Kudos to the British television programme (spelled this way in honor of their objectivity) for a balanced report on the Mavi Marmara incident. Via Goldblog. The producer of Panorama? The BBC. Whoa. That’s TWO balanced BBC pieces in one week, … Continue reading →

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Wednesday sniefs

Posted on 08/11/2010 by Meryl Yourish

Please don’t attack the country we’re selling weapons to: The French stopped Israel from launching a large-scale attack to teach Lebanon that there is a price to pay for ambushing and murdering Israeli soldiers. Oh, and the Obama administration sent … Continue reading →

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Two more balanced AP pieces on Israel? Seriously?

Posted on 08/09/2010 by Meryl Yourish

Seriously. Though it comes at the very end of this article on the mysterious case of the arrest of an Israeli who was photographing Jewish sites in Libya, it still tells the truth about why a Jew from another country … Continue reading →

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Briefs

Posted on 08/08/2010 by Meryl Yourish

Tony Judt won’t be criticizing Israel any more: Tony Judt’s ALS killed him. If you plan on celebrating his death in my comments, don’t. My father died of ALS. It’s a horrible disease, and the man suffered immensely in the … Continue reading →

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Israel briefs, snarkly

Posted on 07/25/2010 by Meryl Yourish

Better late than never: The AP explains the Israeli side of the Gaza flotilla incident in the 11th paragraph of this story about Turkish protests at an Israeli volleyball game in Turkey. (It’s for a European tournament.) How dangerous is … Continue reading →

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Friday snark briefs

Posted on 07/23/2010 by Meryl Yourish

If it’s Friday, this must be Bilin: Oh, wait. It’s also Umm Salamuna, where peaceful “internationals” helped the peaceful Palestinians throw stones at the IDF. Number of wounded: Two soldiers and two “internationals.” I’m sorry—”peace activists.” UNHRC Kangaroo Court Judges … Continue reading →

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Iranian “aid” flotilla is off

Posted on 06/25/2010 by Meryl Yourish

So I guess it was yet another Iranian PR stunt, as the Iranian “aid” ships have been called off due to Israeli threats. Yes, really. The secretary general of an Iranian organization supporting Palestinians, Hussein Sheikh el-Islam, said during a … Continue reading →

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The Mariam: Hezballah’s false flag operation

Posted on 06/20/2010 by Meryl Yourish

Over the next few days, the media will dutifully repeat the lies of the organizers of the latest attempt to break the Israeli blockade of Gaza. They will tell you that the Mariam is just a ship full of simple … Continue reading →

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The international investigation, Israeli Double Standard Time version

Posted on 06/15/2010 by Meryl Yourish

Remember a little incident at the Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq? The one that spawned thousands of headlines around the world about American military abuse of Iraqi prisoners? Was there an international investigation into the offenses? No. There was an … Continue reading →

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Israel’s Gaza panel: An all-star panel, with international observers

Posted on 06/14/2010 by Meryl Yourish

Benjamin Netanyahu has announced the names of the members of the panel that will investigate the Gaza flotilla. There are two international observers, including a Nobel Peace Prize laureate. The announcement from the Prime Minister’s Office noted that the committee … Continue reading →

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What? URKEL is going to head Israel’s Gaza flotilla inquiry?

Posted on 06/13/2010 by Meryl Yourish

Are you effing kidding me? Netanyahu picked Urkel to head the inquiry ito the Gaza flotilla? Urkel? THIS Urkel? THIS is the guy that they’re going to have investigating the Israeli Navy, the Turkish “activists,” and the situation that caused … Continue reading →

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